Neuer Angered By Bayern Contract Extension Leaks
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is livid that wrong details of ongoing contract negotiations with the club have been leaked to the public.
Neuer will enter into the final year of his current deal at the end of this season and talks have already begun to extend the deal further.
However, recent reports in Germany have suggested that the 34-year-old is demanding a new five-year contract worth €20m per year, something which Neuer denies.
Bayern Munich have already struck a five-year deal with Schalke 04 goalkeeper Alexander Nubel to arrive on a free transfer at the end of the season.
“All conversations that I've had here since [2011] have always been conducted with great confidence. Nothing has ever leaked out,” the goalkeeper told Bild.
“But now there are details from the current discussions in the media that are often not even correct. That annoys me. That’s not how I know Bayern.
“I want to play as long as I'm fit. But the most important thing for me is trust. It's clear to me that it's utopian to want a five-year contract. I'm 34 and can't predict how I'm going to be at 39.
"That's why what has been publicly suggested makes no sense at all.
“It has always been important to me to be able to work trustingly with the employees in management positions - as loyal as I am to the club as a player and captain.”
Since moving to Bayern Munich from Schalke nine years ago, Neuer has won seven Bundesliga titles, four DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League among numerous honours while also tasting glory at international level by helping Germany to World Cup glory in 2014.
